Today, review these American League Totals

It’s a lighter card in the junior circuit and it’s as good a time as any to look some different wagering possibilities. Most knowledgeable baseball sports bettors prefer to play totals since they believe they are easier to beat and less risk is involved paying the juice. Here is a look at each American League contest reviewing the best ways to consider on the totals front.

Texas at New York

This will be the only afternoon affair in the AL, as these two playoff contenders wrap up three-game series. They have split the first two games and have played Over on both occasions. The Yankees are 29-29-3 against the oddsmakers total number at home and are 9-1 Over at home vs. an AL starting pitcher like Dustin Nippert (4-2, 3.95, 1.457 WHIP as starter), whose WHIP is 1.400 to 1.500 over the last two seasons. Texas has been a decided Under team on the road with 36-22-2 record and they are 16-2 Under after a loss by four runs or more this season. Bookmaker.com has this contest at Ov9.5 and home plate umpire Jim Reynolds has called 14 of 21 games Over this season.

Cleveland at Baltimore

The Indians travel to Baltimore to open a four-game series and they are 19-7 Over in road games after a win this season. The Tribe is a modest underdog and they are 33-12 Over as a road dog of +100 or higher in 2009, in part thanks to bullpen that has 5.70 ERA in visiting uniforms. The Orioles will face the servings of lefthander Aaron Laffey (7-3, 3.42) and they are 27-17-2 Under vs. port-siders, averaging just four runs per contest. Baltimore is 17-7 Under at home with a money line of -100 to -150 this season.

Chicago at Boston

The White Sox have proven to be the cure after Boston lost series to the Yankees this past weekend. The Red Sox have won the first three games of the series and go for the sweep tonight. Chicago’s offense has held them back, scoring 3.75 runs per game in losing six of last eight and they are 7-1 Under during that stretch. Boston on the other hand has totaled nine or more hits in eight of last nine encounters and is 7-2 Over. The Red Sox won a 3-2 squeaker last night and are 10-2 Over at Fenway Park after a win by two runs or less this season. The Pale Hose are 14-3 Under having lost four of their last five games this season. The total on this conflict has risen to 10.

Kansas City at Seattle

Kansas City jets into Seattle to play four times with Kyle Davies (4-9, 6.12) the opening game pitcher for the Royals. The Mariners are off a sweep of Oakland and 11-0 Over vs. an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 5.70 to 6.20, with average score totaling 12.6 runs a game. The total is set at Un8.5, with the rub being the Seattle bullpen, who has pitched lights out. The M’s are 22-7 Under with a hot bullpen whose ERA is under 2.00 the last five games this season. The Royals only average 3.6 runs per game as visitors they are 23-9 Under vs. teams whose hitters draw three walks or less a game.

Oakland at Los Angeles

The top Over team in baseball is the Angels at 72-47-6. Los Angeles has the top offense in the big leagues at 5.7 RPG and lacks a quality pitching staff to retire batters consistently. The L.A. bullpen has been an issue from the opening game of the season and the Halos are 12-4 Over after two straight games where the bullpen gave up zero runs this season. Oakland has problems scoring runs. The A’s have tallied more than three runs three times in the last 11 games and average only 4.2 RPG on the road. However, Oakland has shaky starting pitching and the bullpen has shown signs of weakening, particularly on the road and they are 10-3 Over after surrendering five or more runs.